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is excellent, and affords much pleasure. They may be found 

 thus : the May-fly usually in and about that month near to the 

 river -side, especially against rain : the Oak-fly on the but or 

 body of an oak or ash, from the beginning of May to the end 

 of August ; it is a brownish fly, and easy to be so found, and 

 stands usually with his head downward, that is to say, towards 

 the root of the tree: the small black fly, or Hawthcrn-fly, is 

 to be had on any hawthorn-bush after the leaves be come forth : 

 with these and a short line, as I showed to angle for a Chub, 

 you may dape or dop ; and also with a grasshopper behind a 

 tree, or in any deep hole ; still making it to move on the top 

 of the water, as if it were alive, and still keeping yourself out 

 of sight, you shall certainly have sport if there be Trouts ; 

 yea, in a hot day, but especially in the evening of a hot day, 

 you will have sport. 



And now, Scholar, my direction for fly-fishing is ended with 

 this shower, for it has done raining. And now look about 

 you, and see how pleasantly that meadow looks ; nay, and the 

 earth smells as sweetly too. Come, let me tell you what holy 

 Mr. Herbert says of such days and flowers as these ; and then 

 we will thank God that we enjoy them, and walk to the river, 

 and sit down quietly, and try to catch the other brace of 

 Trouts. 



" Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, 

 The bridal of the earth and sky, 

 Sweet dews shall weep thy fall to-night, 



For thou must die ! 



" Sweet rose, whose hue, angry and brave, 

 Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye, 

 Thy root is ever in its grave, 



And thou must die ! 



" Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, 

 A box where sweets compacted lie ; 

 My music shows you have your closes, 



And all must die I 



